PSU VoIPNothing may seem more ordinary and un-newsworthy than DHCP. But when DHCP is not functioning, it ends up being news and disrupting the entire network.
Recently, Nominum, provider of the software Penn State uses for DHCP, published a press release and case study proclaiming 100% DHCP uptime for four years at Penn State and describing our use of DHCP to support VoIP, wireless and other applications.
In large VoIP installations, DHCP, TFTP and possibly some other low-level network services are vital in the provisioning of endpoints. As of today, we have just over 12,600 phones relying on these services.
Good to hear. Do you know if Nominum's DCS supports DHCPv6? I've started looking at DHCPv6, and have some preliminary working notes in the ITS wiki.
Not yet. I sent an inquiry to find out what their plans are for DHCPv6.